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There is a new type of Lithion Ion Capacitor 4V and capacities between 200 and 1100 Farad. hackaday.io/project/178177-sol…

Testing the Cda 4.0V LIB series Lithium Ion Capacitors | Details | Hackaday.io

There's a new type of Lithium Ion Capacitor (LICs), it has higher voltage 4.0V than the

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Inside: Why I don't like AI art; and more!

Archived at: pluralistic.net/2025/03/25/com…

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Norman Rockwell’s ‘self portrait.’ All the Rockwell faces have been replaced with HAL 9000 from Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’ His signature has been modified with a series of rotations and extra symbols. He has ten fingers on his one visible hand. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

Pluralistic: Why I don’t like AI art (25 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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I appreciate the number of fingers on the artist's hand. Your attention to detail is appreciated.

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As of now, Anne Frank rules apply. 1. Protect targeted people and make sure they don't disappear. 2. Hide targeted people and make sure they are informed. 3. Deliver no usable information to any official person. 4. Offer no help or facilitation to any official person. 5. Surround yourself with trusted people who feel the same.

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'A lot of problems for Russia' — How Ukraine's new 3,000km drone could boost Kyiv's war effort

kyivindependent.com/3000km-dro…

#Russia #Ukraine #news #war #Putin #Ukrainewar #UkraineRussiawar #SlavaUkraini #uspol


'A lot of problems for Russia' — How Ukraine's new 3,000km drone could boost Kyiv's war effort

Ukraine last week announced the latest advance in the ongoing drone race with Russia, saying its new variant had the longest range of any in its arsenal and had successfully completed testing.
Chris York (The Kyiv Independent)
#russia #ukraine #news #uspol #Putin #war #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar #SlavaUkraini

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To be clear, Trump does not have the authority to do this. The constitution explicitly states that "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators"

That is, federal elections are governed by the states and by congress, not the president.

apnews.com/article/voting-elec…


Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S. Tuesday's order demands documentary proof of citizenship be added as a requirement for federal voter registration.
Ali Swenson (AP News)

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LOL... do you think the constitution is going to save the US? The current administration is dismantling democracy in broad daylight and changing elections to favor fascists is a done deal. You can point to what you know to be true and before Trump, you'd be right. We are witnessing the end of democracy. There is NOTHING anyone can do. Not you, not voters, not congress, not federal judges. Welcome to Amerikkka Comrade!
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JWcph, Radicalized By Decency
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This is clearly pretext for doing what he tried to do several times already: Disregard election results he doesn't agree with.

Anyone who still thinks there'll be anything resembling normal midterms in '26 is deluded.

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The fallout from the Signal breach begins : Consider This from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/1240671761/the-fallout-from-the-signal-breach-begins?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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AAAARGH! I'm not at all surprised, but NIST's excellent whitepaper on Inclusive Language (NIST.IR.8366) has been withdrawn:

nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ir/2…

This was an excellent resource that I reference all the time. I feared it would go away so I made a snapshot a few weeks back that I uploaded here: nygren.org/archived/NIST.IR.83…

#InclusiveLanguage

#inclusivelanguage

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A law professor friend tells me that LLMs have completely transformed the way she relates to grad students and post-docs - for the worse. And no, it's not that they're cheating on their homework or using LLMs to write briefs full of hallucinated cases.

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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog:

pluralistic.net/2025/03/25/com…

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Norman Rockwell’s ‘self portrait.’ All the Rockwell faces have been replaced with HAL 9000 from Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’ His signature has been modified with a series of rotations and extra symbols. He has ten fingers on his one visible hand. Image: Cryteria (modified) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HAL9000.svg CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en

Pluralistic: Why I don’t like AI art (25 Mar 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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agree with this nuanced take! There's an interesting future ahead of us as ML image models begin to show detailed control through longer prompts and other control methods we see more of these micro decisions becoming present in their output and the communication and artistic value increase. We also at the same time see more automation at the low end, with lower effort inputs producing higher fidelity work. Perhaps artists contextualization of their work is becoming more important?
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AI talk

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Sometimes I think my writing about music is good actually mastodon.social/@mcc/112045069…

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@TodePond@mas.to The PDP-11's name is Meredith.
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The hottest use of AI right now? Dora the Explorer feet mukbang; Peppa the Pig Skibidi toilet explosion; Steph Curry and LeBron James Ahegao Drakedom threesome.

404media.co/brainrot-ai-on-ins…


'Brainrot' AI on Instagram Is Monetizing the Most Fucked Up Things You Can Imagine (and Lots You Can't)

Jason Koebler (404 Media)

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Some senators want to play chicken with Big Tech by advancing a bill to eliminate the critical free speech protections of Section 230. But Big Tech could absorb the changes to the law. It’s startups, small platforms, and everyday users who would be crushed. eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/230-…

230 Protects Users, Not Big Tech

Section 230 provides limited protection for all platforms, though the biggest beneficiaries are small platforms and users.
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River otters break out their zoo to play in the snow

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#news #funny #otters #cute


River otters break out their zoo to play in the snow - Boing Boing

A pair of North American river otters at the New Zoo Adventure Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin, decided to take an unauthorized field trip
Gail Sherman (Happy Mutants, LLC.)
#news #funny #cute #otters
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"In 2025, a crack commando unit was sent to a zoo by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These Lutrinae promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Wisconsin underground. Today, still wanted by the government they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire The Ott-Team."

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The Shelburne Museum was one of the highlights of our Vermont trip. You should plan full day to see artifacts like 19th-century American folk art, quilts, 19th and 20th century decoys and carriages. backpackandsnorkel.com/USA/Ver…

Shelburne, Vermont

Shelburne, with its population is just short of 8,000, lies about 7 miles south of Burlington. Its major attractions are the fantastic Shelburne Museum, the Vermont Teddy Bear Factory and the Oakledge Park from which you can see the 3rd (!) of July …
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little rant

I hate the fact that ALL youtube videos in which somebody's explaining things, testing stuff, teaching how to play, hot to use a tool, EVERYTHING -

they have THAT fucking out-of-focus background, THOSE dim lights, THAT IKEA furniture

come on, avoid the cliché, find your own aestethics, I don't wanna see eyecandied scenes to turn off the brains - be yourself, show us your fucking bed, your dirty window panes

find the intruder

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There's some real ones still. I remember this Scottish guy experimenting with the cheap forced air diesel heaters in his shed. He has a unique intro, too 😀

youtube.com/watch?v=rILMx2jstx…


Siphon nozzle waste oil burner DIY build - part 4 -WORKING, mostly

I'm now at the stage where I can run the heater with the click of a few switches. Just need to 'fix' the urn for oil pre-heating.
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Z@b0\/\/
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@yngmar yeah, of course I'm exaggerating, but the trend is awful. and some of them are really good at what they do, it's just that everyone wants to look like a "professional". real professionals don't give a fuck about ambiance 🙂

ok, now let's watch this siphon nozzle waste oil burner I have no idea what this is 😄

@Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar

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Turmoil at USDA Rural Development may diminish aid for small towns and farms
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5334985/turmoil-at-usda-rural-development-may-diminish-aid-for-small-towns-and-farms?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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CDC rocked by top-level departures, loss of $11.4B in COVID funding
The funding went to state health departments for COVID-19 responses.
arstechnica.com/health/2025/03…

CDC rocked by top-level departures, loss of $11.4B in COVID funding

Beth Mole (Ars Technica)

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More babies and mothers are dying in Afghanistan after USAID cuts, midwives say
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5338754/more-babies-and-mothers-are-dying-in-afghanistan-after-usaid-cuts-midwives-say?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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As the day ends, the Trump gang is not backing off an inch from its use of Signal, in blatant violation of the Federal Records Act. Democrats haven't yet focused on it; nor has most of the press.

But Josh Marshall gets it: "These are disappearing communications. They won’t be in the National Archives. Future administrations won’t know what happened. There also won’t be any records to determine whether crimes were committed."

talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/s…


SignalGate Is Bad; But OPSEC Isn’t Even the Worst Part Of It

I haven’t had time to comment on the Jeff Goldberg story about the war cabinet planning a military campaign on the Signal app. So a few brief thoughts.
Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)

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Wisconsin's Supreme Court race is revealing how voters feel about Trump's term so far
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5336312/wisconsins-supreme-court-race-is-revealing-how-voters-feel-about-trumps-term-so-far?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Here's what 23andMe filing for bankruptcy could mean for your data
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339950/heres-what-23andme-filing-for-bankruptcy-could-mean-for-your-data?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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'Tilt' is the story of an epic journey following a catastrophic quake
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5088116/tilt-is-the-story-of-an-epic-journey-following-a-catastrophic-quake?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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What's the point of the trade deal with Mexico and Canada if Trump imposes tariffs?
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5331923/whats-the-point-of-the-trade-deal-with-mexico-and-canada-if-trump-imposes-tariffs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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One of the container ships at #Hamburg #Harbor .

To contemplate the size of the #ship , consider the scene from "Star Wars: A New Hope" where the Star Destroyer passes into view.

A massive container ship with cranes at night towering over the viewer.
#Ship #hamburg #harbor

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Despite what the right keeps saying, #TeslaTakedown is a nonviolent protest movement to make Elon Musk pay a price for the damage he is inflicting on our country. And it's only growing. Today in The Big Picture, find out the inspiration for the movement and how to get involved yourself, including a major day of action on March 29. Check it out. 👉 thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p…

Tesla Takedown Movement Urges Nonviolent Protests Against Musk

Here's how to get involved with #TeslaTakedown events around the country
The Big Picture
#teslatakedown
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you have to chuckle when Capitalism works so well. This partially explains why Trump has so many bankruptcies. He doesn’t understand one of the more basic economic principles.
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I sincerely hope folks will not target individual Tesla owners. I have a son whose wife regularly drives with their 2 year old son in their Tesla that was purchased well before Musk started his psychotic adventure.

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One of the first things that I tell survivors of domestic abuse who are concerned about the safety of their devices to do is to check the security of their accounts. Techcrunch has a guide on how to do that.

techcrunch.com/2025/03/25/how-…


How to tell if your online accounts have been hacked | TechCrunch

This is a guide on how to check whether someone compromised your online accounts.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (TechCrunch)

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I'm both glad that this is here, and immensely saddened that it's necessary.

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DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy

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DNA of 15 Million People for Sale in 23andMe Bankruptcy

There is no way to know what a buyer will want to do with the reams of genetic information it has collected. Customers, meanwhile, still have no way to change their underlying genetic data.
Jason Koebler (404 Media)

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🚨 Following reports of widespread DrayTek router reboots, GreyNoise is bringing awareness to in-the-wild activity against multiple known vulnerabilities in DrayTek devices. Read the analysis ⬇️

greynoise.io/blog/in-the-wild-…

#GreyNoise #ThreatIntel #Cybersecurity #DrayTek

Amid Reports of Worldwide Reboots, GreyNoise Observes In-the-Wild Activity Against DrayTek Routers

GreyNoise is bringing awareness to in-the-wild activity against several known vulnerabilities in DrayTek devices CVE-2020-8515, CVE-2021-20123, and CVE-2021-20124.
www.greynoise.io
#cybersecurity #threatintel #draytek #greynoise

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Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries
AI bots hungry for data are taking down sites by accident, but humans are fighting back.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/dev…

Devs say AI crawlers dominate traffic, forcing blocks on entire countries

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I can confirm this is a huge technical (+cost) problem since some month.
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They use tactics of DDoS to crawl the web, thats so annoying.

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Threat of deportation for pro-Palestinian activists an old tactic
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5336373/threat-of-deportation-for-pro-palestinian-activists-an-old-tactic?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Laurence Fox right about now...

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Samsung's AMOLED-screened Galaxy Chromebook Plus is a stunner that lasts all day off the plug, though it commands a premium price. Here's our review: pcmag.com/reviews/samsung-gala…

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus Review

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Democratic Senator Mark Warner reacts to leak of military strike information
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339946/democratic-senator-mark-warner-reacts-to-leak-of-military-strike-information?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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"If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary."

~ Timothy Snyder

#Trump #ICE #immigrants #LawandOrder #fascism #authoritarianism

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#trump #fascism #immigrants #authoritarianism #ice #lawandorder

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We made a comic about the moon.
1 Person looking out the window: Time for me to sleep. Goodnight moon! 2 Moon: Oh sure, spend 14 hours with the sun and just two with me. 3 Moon: The moon is here, time for everyone to voluntarily become unconscious. 4 Moon: Let's all shut off our brains so we don't have to spend another second with the moon.
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This is a beautiful low-quality fact! Don't listen to those "astronomers" who tell you that the moon is up exactly as much in the daytime as at night, over the full cycle of its orbit. We want truths that *feel* right, not truths that are measurable and provable!

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Not going to lie, think I did quite well in my tour guiding duties today. Nibbly red squirrel FTW :blobcatheart:

#Scotland #redSquirrel #squirrel

#scotland #squirrel #RedSquirrel

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The image is a screenshot of a post on X by the account Benjy Sarlin (@BenjySarlin ). The post includes an image of an opinion article headline from Michelle Cottle, dated July 18, 2023. The headline reads: "Is the Cure to Male Loneliness starting a group text to bomb the houthis?" Below the headline, there is an illustration by Benjamin Morsa (credited at the bottom left as "imgflip.com"). The illustration depicts a surreal scene: on the left side, a group of boys is playing a game on a field with a net, possibly tennis or volleyball, under a bright sky with rays of light and butterflies flying around. There are also flowers, including tulips, in the foreground. On the right side, there is a close-up of a boy with short hair, crying with tears streaming down his face, looking toward the scene on the field.

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佛与龙 by artist Golemmm

Source: artstation.com/artwork/VJJXK8

#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ttrpg #character #characterart #art #digitalart #dndart

#ttrpg #DigitalArt #art #dnd #dungeonsAndDragons #character #characterart #dndart
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The image depicts a stylized character sitting on a large, serpentine dragon. The character is dressed in ornate armor and traditional attire, featuring a white top with gold accents, a red sash, and black boots with gold detailing. The character holds a sword in their right hand and wears multiple pieces of jewelry, including necklaces and bracelets. The dragon, with a silver body and red and orange flames, has a golden head with horns and a green ring in its nose. The dragon's tail is wrapped around the character's legs, and its body is adorned with flowing ribbons in teal and red. The background is a solid dark color, emphasizing the character and the dragon.

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I really don’t like cross-posting from the bird site but this was too good…

Pete Hegseth in 2016 re: Hilary Clinton email server fiasco:

“How damaging is it to your ability to recruit or build allies with others when they are worried that our leaders may be exposing them because of their gross negligence or their recklessness in handling information?” #uspol #signal #security

x.com/MattGertz/status/1904238…

#uspol #security #signal

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Collaboration with @fredy, whose Italian postal bike needed a replacement cotter pin for holding one of of the cranks on. The local bike shop didn't have any, so i ground a flat taper into a taper pin. It worked!
@fredy cosmoline
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@Muellers_Kabinett You can still buy cotter pins on ebay
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I know, I know, Avengers: Infinity War is so old it’s practically retro but it’s where I’m at in the universe. Oh my goodness that was epic, just a little confused how the next Ant Man and Captain Marvel follow on in the timeline.
Avengers infinity war Blu-ray 3D, featuring a host of marvel characters on the cover posing below a muscular alien looking bald man
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Robee? Na! 🌈
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@gary_bbgames No worries, thankfully sounds a small one.
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@gary_bbgames It's okay, I've had way worse. A key plot moment in the first season of 24, a death in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the fact that most people die in End Game!
@Gary
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